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Canada Communicable Disease Report

Volume: 25S1 - May 1999

Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Canada: 1996 Surveillance Report
(with Preliminary 1997 Data)


Appendices

Appendix 2.2 Reported Gonorrhea Cases and Rates* in Canada by Province/Territory and Sex, 1980-1986

Year   Total Age Group (years)
NFLD PEI NS NB QUE ONT MAN SASK ALTA BC YUK NWT
1980 Cases Male
Female
Total**
32,555
20,485
53,271
476
276
792
0
0
108
692
753
1,528
222
101
323
2,645
1,936
4,581
9,953
6,093
16,046
2,253
1,831
4,084
1,692
909
2,601
7,025
4,451
11,476
6,470
3,513
9,983
215
128
343
912
494
1,406
Rate Male
Female
Total
265.6
166.1
216.6
163.9
97.2
137.9
0.0
0.0
87.1
162.8
175.3
178.8
62.7
28.5
45.6
81.8
58.8
70.2
229.1
137.7
183.0
438.5
350.2
393.9
346.4
188.9
268.2
622.8
414.8
521.4
468.8
255.4
362.3
1,652.2
1,116.3
1,401.2
3,704.8
2,241.9
3,013.8
1981 Cases Male
Female
Total
34,337
21,863
56,330
485
307
813
0
0
92
635
668
1,320
165
98
263
3,540
2,690
6,230
10,549
6,651
17,200
2,617
2,054
4,671
1,704
991
2,695
7,234
4,453
11,687
5,939
3,168
9,107
291
158
449
1,178
625
1,803
Rate Male
Female
Total
276.9
174.9
226.2
166.7
107.5
141.0
0.0
0.0
74.2
149.4
154.9
154.1
46.7
27.6
37.1
108.9
81.1
94.9
241.3
148.9
194.6
509.2
391.5
449.8
346.2
203.9
275.5
611.7
397.1
507.3
418.4
223.6
321.1
2,283.2
1,396.6
1,866.3
1,663.7
2,757.3
3,762.0
1982 Cases Male
Female
Total
32,078
20,893
53,072
496
257
777
0
0
59
631
626
1,275
106
84
190
3,251
2,372
5,623
10,013
6,371
16,384
2,575
2,033
4,608
1,577
889
2,466
6,717
4,349
11,066
5,403
3,223
8,626
150
108
258
1,159
581
1,740
Rate Male
Female
Total
255.7
165.0
210.6
170.7
89.9
134.8
0.0
0.0
117.9
147.5
144.2
147.9
29.9
23.6
26.7
99.6
71.1
85.2
226.1
140.9
183.0
495.9
383.8
439.3
316.9
180.6
249.1
552.1
374.7
465.4
374.4
223.3
298.9
1,149.2
931.0
1,046.5
4,399.8
2,461.0
3,483.5
1983 Cases Male
Female
Total
27,006
18,148
45,265
394
279
685
0
0
87
564
594
1,170
61
59
120
3,542
2,360
5,902
9,412
6,183
15,595
2,152
1,609
3,761
1,295
734
2,029
4,623
3,398
8,021
3,774
2,315
6,089
89
58
147
1,100
559
1,659
Rate Male
Female
Total
213.3
141.9
177.8
134.6
96.7
117.9
0.0
0.0
69.2
130.4
135.3
134.3
17.1
16.4
16.7
108.2
70.4
89.1
209.6
134.9
171.9
408.7
299.8
353.7
256.6
146.8
201.9
377.6
289.2
334.3
258.8
158.4
208.6
706.0
517.0
617.0
4,045.8
2,297.3
3,220.0
1984 Cases Male
Female
Total
25,852
17,924
43,874
383
218
617
0
0
67
643
684
1,342
139
115
254
4,197
2,793
6,990
9,119
6,554
15,673
1,897
1,453
3,350
1,198
614
1,812
3,897
2,815
6,712
3,334
2,131
5,465
114
77
191
931
470
1,401
Rate Male
Female
Total
202.3
138.7
170.7
130.9
75.4
106.0
0.0
0.0
52.8
147.3
154.4
152.6
38.6
31.7
35.1
127.6
83.0
105.0
200.2
140.9
170.2
356.5
268.1
311.9
234.4
121.0
177.9
319.4
238.9
279.8
225.7
143.7
184.6
892.7
676.8
791.0
3,318.7
1,874.6
2,637.2
1985 Cases Male
Female
Total
23,277
17,399
40,737
357
201
568
0
0
49
506
677
1,185
243
264
507
3,749
2,678
6,427
8,462
6,445
14,907
1,813
1,373
3,186
1,209
689
1,898
3,175
2,515
5,690
2,819
2,103
4,922
115
76
191
829
378
1,207
Rate Male
Female
Total
180.6
133.3
157.0
122.3
69.5
97.8
0.0
0.0
38.3
114.9
151.4
133.5
67.3
72.3
69.8
113.5
79.1
96.1
183.2
136.7
159.7
337.3
251.0
293.8
234.4
134.3
184.5
259.7
211.6
236.0
189.1
140.3
164.6
883.7
654.7
775.7
2,851.1
1,456.6
2,193.5
1986 Cases Male
Female
Total
19,458
15,744
35,287
250
171
435
0
0
67
389
563
952
263
241
506
3,322
2,522
5,844
6,872
5,771
12,643
1,715
1,314
3,029
1,073
664
1,737
2,588
2,294
4,882
1,984
1,586
3,570
118
68
186
884
550
1,436
Rate Male
Female
Total
149.5
119.4
134.7
86.2
59.4
75.2
0.0
0.0
52.0
87.9
125.3
106.7
72.7
65.9
69.5
99.9
74.0
86.8
146.5
120.6
133.4
316.2
238.2
276.9
207.4
128.8
168.2
209.9
190.3
200.2
131.9
104.6
118.2
902.1
582.1
751.2
3,019.3
2,107.5
2,593.5
* Rate per 100,000 population. Population estimates provided by Statistics Canada.
** Totals include cases not specified for sex.

Source: Health Canada, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Bureau of HIV/AIDS, STD & TB. © 1999

Appendix 2.2 Reported Gonorrhea Cases and Rates* in Canada by Province/Territory and Sex, 1987-1993

Year

 

Total

Age Group (years)

NFLD

PEI

NS

NB

QUE

ONT

MAN

SASK

ALTA

BC

YUK

NWT

1987

Cases

Male
Female
Total**

14,755
12,923
27,918

152
102
258

13
20
39

251
356
609

268
203
471

1,973
1,697
3,897

5,077
4,596
9,673

1,585
1,306
2,891

968
816
1,784

2,158
1,949
4,107

1,565
1,355
2,920

68
57
125

677
466
1,144

Rate

Male
Female
Total

112.0
96.7
105.2

52.5
35.5
44.8

20.3
30.8
30.2

56.5
78.8
67.9

73.8
55.2
64.5

58.7
49.2
57.3

106.0
93.9
99.9

290.4
235.4
262.7

186.6
157.6
172.1

174.8
161.2
168.1

102.5
88.1
95.3

496.5
464.0
481.1

2,306.1
1,771.7
2,055.4

1988

Cases

Male
Female
Total

10,381
9,501
20,102

89
59
151

10
13
23

197
346
543

104
139
243

1,342
1,227
2,785

4,149
3,680
7,829

1,115
903
2,018

669
601
1,270

1,285
1,272
2,557

1,119
1,015
2,135

62
38
100

240
208
448

Rate

Male
Female
Total

77.8
70.1
74.7

30.8
20.6
26.2

15.5
19.9
17.7

44.2
76.2
60.3

28.6
37.7
33.1

39.7
35.3
40.6

84.9
73.7
79.2

203.5
162.2
182.7

129.7
116.5
123.1

103.3
104.3
103.8

71.8
64.6
68.3

438.3
298.2
371.9

810.7
780.7
796.3

1989

Cases

Male
Female
Total

10,278
8,778
19,110

41
37
80

5
10
15

156
295
451

61
87
148

948
694
1,694

5,169
4,081
9,250

819
721
1,540

551
449
1,000

1,015
962
1,977

781
712
1,493

62
35
97

670
695
1,365

Rate

Male
Female
Total

75.7
63.6
69.8

14.2
12.9
13.9

7.7
15.2
11.5

34.8
64.4
49.7

16.6
23.4
20.1

27.2
19.7
24.4

103.0
79.5
91.1

149.2
129.4
139.2

107.8
87.7
97.8

80.3
77.6
78.9

48.9
44.2
46.5

431.4
269.1
354.3

2,218.6
2,542.7
2,372.6

1990

Cases

Male
Female
Total

7,681
6,024
13,822

27
22
49

6
3
10

120
190
310

36
26
62

1,182
695
1,966

3,569
2,552
6,148

571
508
1,079

448
455
903

625
630
1,255

818
682
1,500

48
37
85

231
224
455

Rate

Male
Female
Total

55.7
43.0
49.7

9.3
7.6
8.5

9.2
4.5
7.6

26.6
41.2
34.0

9.8
6.9
8.3

34.2
19.5
28.0

69.8
48.8
59.5

103.8
91.0
97.3

88.8
89.9
89.3

48.5
49.7
49.1

49.8
41.2
45.5

326.9
277.3
303.3

743.2
792.2
766.6

1991

Cases

Male
Female
Total

7,086
5,352
12,457

10
15
25

3
3
6

105
189
294

32
21
53

953
417
1,380

3,100
2,274
5,381

697
598
1,295

442
404
846

757
630
1,387

744
584
1,330

44
33
77

199
184
383

Rate

Male
Female
Total

50.8
37.7
44.3

3.4
5.2
4.3

4.6
4.5
4.6

23.2
40.7
32.0

8.6
5.6
7.1

27.3
11.6
19.5

59.9
42.9
51.4

126.2
106.8
116.4

88.1
80.1
84.1

57.7
48.9
53.3

44.2
34.4
39.4

288.7
237.2
264.2

621.5
628.3
624.8

1992

Cases

Male
Female
Total

5,148
4,093
9,253

9
4
13

2
1
3

69
126
196

15
9
24

618
264
891

2,188
1,707
3,897

702
557
1,259

360
357
717

598
576
1,174

456
336
792

8
5
13

123
151
274

Rate

Male
Female
Total

36.4
28.4
32.4

3.1
1.4
2.2

3.1
1.5
2.3

15.1
26.9
21.2

4.0
2.4
3.2

17.5
7.3
12.4

41.6
31.7
36.6

126.6
99.0
112.7

71.7
70.6
71.1

44.8
43.9
44.4

26.4
19.2
22.8

50.7
34.5
42.9

376.4
505.4
438.0

1993

Cases

Male
Female
Total

3,738
3,086
6,832

2
1
3

0
0
0

29
61
90

6
2
8

458
217
680

1,691
1,341
3,035

487
436
923

247
243
490

427
404
831

312
254
566

9
14
23

70
113
183

Rate

Male
Female
Total

26.0
21.1
23.6

0.7
0.3
0.5

0.0
0.0
0.0

6.3
13.0
9.7

1.6
0.5
1.1

12.8
5.9
9.4

31.6
24.5
27.1

87.3
77.0
82.1

49.0
47.9
48.5

31.6
30.3
30.9

17.6
14.1
15.8

56.8
95.9
75.6

211.2
370.3
287.4

* Rate per 100,000 population. Population estimates provided by Statistics Canada.
** Totals include cases not specified for sex.

Source: Health Canada, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Bureau of HIV/AIDS, STD & TB. © 1999

Appendix 2.2 Reported Gonorrhea Cases and Rates* in Canada by Province/Territory and Sex, 1994-1997**

Year

 

Total

Age Group (years)

NFLD

PEI

NS

NB

QUE

ONT

MAN

SASK

ALTA

BC

YUK

NWT

1994

Cases

Male
Female
Total
***

3,478
2,645
6,167

1
2
3

0
0
0

13
22
35

6
7
13

504
225
735

1,760
1,328
3,123

394
335
729

188
189
377

266
240
506

298
189
490

7
6
13

41
102
143

Rate

Male
Female
Total

24.0
17.9
21.1

0.3
0.7
0.5

0.0
0.0
0.0

2.8
4.7
3.7

1.6
1.8
1.7

14.0
6.1
10.1

32.6
24.0
28.6

70.3
58.8
64.5

37.3
37.2
37.2

19.5
17.8
18.6

16.3
10.2
13.4

45.9
41.6
43.8

121.9
328.3
221.0

1995

Cases

Male
Female
Total

3,322
2,385
5,715

2
2
4

0
0
0

15
23
38

7
7
14

425
165
595

1,719
1,264
2,983

376
282
658

208
178
386

223
177
400

296
193
492

11
9
20

40
85
125

Rate

Male
Female
Total

22.6
16.0
19.3

0.7
0.7
0.7

0.0
0.0
0.0

3.2
4.8
4.1

1.9
1.8
1.8

11.8
4.4
8.1

31.4
22.5
26.9

66.7
49.2
57.9

41.2
34.8
38.0

16.1
13.0
14.6

15.8
10.2
13.1

72.0
60.6
66.4

117.3
268.0
189.9

1996

Cases

Male
Female
Total

2,845
2,168
5,023

2
0
2

1
0
1

30
67
97

10
31
41

325
144
478

1,304
1,008
2,312

305
249
554

216
188
404

247
225
472

354
172
527

3
7
10

48
77
125

Rate

Male
Female
Total

19.2
14.3
16.8

0.7
0.0
0.4

1.5
0.0
0.7

6.5
14.0
10.3

2.7
8.0
5.4

8.9
3.8
6.5

23.5
17.7
20.5

53.8
43.2
48.4

42.5
36.5
39.5

17.6
16.2
16.9

18.5
8.9
13.7

18.6
45.7
31.8

138.5
241.2
187.8

1997

Cases

Male
Female
Total

2,651
1,780
4,442

2
1
3

1
0
1

32
70
102

1
36
37

403
128
538

1,143
775
1,919

227
201
428

154
146
300

270
219
489

349
125
477

0
0
0

69
79
148

Rate

Male
Female
Total

17.7
11.6
14.7

0.7
0.4
0.5

1.5
0.0
0.7

6.9
14.5
10.8

0.3
9.3
4.9

11.0
3.4
7.3

20.3
13.4
16.8

40.0
34.8
37.4

30.3
28.3
29.3

18.8
15.5
17.2

17.9
6.3
12.1

0.0
0.0
0.0

197.0
243.0
219.2

* Rate per 100,000 population. Population estimates provided by Statistics Canada.
** 1997 numbers are preliminary and are expected to change.
*** Totals include cases not specified for sex.

Source: Health Canada, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Bureau of HIV/AIDS, STD & TB. © 1999

 

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